How To Pack Light

My family tries to take a trip once a year together and we've had some wonderful times and memories together!

Some of my favorites have been to Canada, Yellowstone National Park and two summers ago we traveled to Europe! We went to France and Italy and they were absolutely beautiful! There's something so intriguing about the mix of history and God's beautiful earth.

The thing I always struggle with though is packing light! A friend of mine pinned this on Pintrest and I found these tips to be really helpful and I wanted to share! So here are 10 great tips from marieclaire.com to help you pack lighter (and smarter) for your next trip!

We're currently discussing our next family vacation... any suggestions??

Here are a few pictures from our family vacation to Europe:

The Louvre

Castello Di Brolio - Tuscany winery and castle

Michael, Betsy and I in Cinque Terre.

Moon rising in Florence, Italy, on our final night of our trip.

I'd love your comments, questions, concerns and feedback anytime:)

-A

My Love Languages

So I thought I would help my readers get to know me a little bit by listing just a few of the many things and people I love:

I LOVE...

my Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ

my parents, and siblings Betsy and Michael

my boyfriend, Houston

my incredible friends God has blessed me with throughout my 21 years

creating things - whether it is my newest entrepreneurial idea, crafts or food, I love to create!

the sunshine (with that also comes laying out)

long talks with my best friend and roommate, Juliann and discussing our newest life plans

the beach and the lake (still undecided as to which I prefer)

traveling (I hope to go abroad again soon!!)

watching college football

Paris

polka dots

Lilly Pulitzer

sparklers

walks on the beach

cooking & baking

Penguins, only second to my favorite animal... Dogs!

tomato and mozzarella salads

green smoothies - my Aunt Lori just got me hooked! I'll write you the recipe soon!

New York City

@CuteEmergency - if you don't follow them on Twitter, you need to! It can brighten ANY day!

Taylor Swift's music (my INCREDIBLE boyfriend is taking me to see her in ATL in April!!!! Best boyfriend ever... YES!)

my mom's chocolate cake

the color yellow

driving with the windows down and blaring music (preferably with friends in the car with me)

monograms

Pintrest
seersucker

J.Crew

Atlanta (my future home --- EEEK!)

What are some of your favorite things?? Your favorite city? Food? Place to shop? Or thing to do?

And if you like any of these things too and want me to elaborate, let me know and I can dedicate a post to some of the things listed above!

xoxo,

A